ELIXIR and the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have announced the release of the first genomic data interoperability standard from the GA4GH 2018 Strategic Roadmap.
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This article by the OICR public relations team highlights the role of the Beacon project in the GA4GH landscape, with emphasis on the role of Marc Fiume - now an adjunct professor at OICR - as one of the developers of the original protocol.
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The Beacon Project has released new Beacon API v0.4 specifications to provide greater search functions and richer search results.
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TORONTO, Ont. (Oct. 15, 2019) — DNAstack today announced the launch of “Clinical Evidence Beacons” on the Beacon Network, a real-time search engine for finding genetic mutations across a global network of genomic datasets. These additions will enable medical laboratories to crowdsource the interpretation of variants through a secure social network.
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